On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Luis, > > Thank you for agreeing to consider grant funding for software projects. > > It sounds like you also plan a broader review of funding for community > needs and growth. Yes. The timeline is still somewhat up in the air, but "soon" - likely sooner than Berlin. > I have a list of requests for changes, which boil down to > removing policy barriers and greatly improving communications and workflows > so that community growth is fostered and volunteer time is used wisely. I'd be interested to hear those, though probably on meta rather than here. > I greatly appreciate > your interest in supporting communities and contributor growth. > Thanks. Of course, the Foundation has long been active on those areas (we spend millions of dollars a year doing them!) but I think we're always interested in doing it better. Luis > Pine > On Feb 21, 2015 6:12 PM, "Luis Villa" <lvi...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Erik Moeller <e...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > > Damon, Luis and members of their teams will need to weigh in on this, > > > and will want to think through the implications for their respective > > > areas, but it's a good conversation to have -- keeping in mind that > > > Luis is just starting in his new role, so please give him at least a > > > few days to get up to speed. ;-) > > > > > > > Thanks for at least a few hours of cushion, Erik ;) > > > > I'm a big believer in the power of/need for software tools, and at least > > philosophically I'm very open to funding software development outside the > > Foundation (though obviously there are lots of pragmatic difficulties - > > code review, etc.) So, yes, as part of our broader review of how we > support > > communities and contributor growth, CE will look at funding code very > > seriously. > > > > Luis > > > > -- > > Luis Villa > > Sr. Director of Community Engagement > > Wikimedia Foundation > > *"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > wikitec...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > -- Luis Villa Sr. Director of Community Engagement Wikimedia Foundation *"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment."* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
